His paintings have been characterized by art critics as combining a realistic observation of the human state, both physical and emotional, with a dramatic use of lighting, which had a formative influence on Baroque painting. During the final four years of his life he moved between Naples, Malta, and Sicily until his death.
Michelangelo Merisi ( Michele Angelo Merigi or Amerighi) da Caravaggio, known as Caravaggio ( / ˌ k ær ə ˈ v æ dʒ i oʊ/, US: /- ˈ v ɑː dʒ( i) oʊ/, Italian pronunciation: 29 September 1571 – 18 July 1610), was an Italian painter active in Rome for most of his artistic life.
